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The Daily Dispatch: June 25, 1864., [Electronic resource], The position at Petersburg. (search)
officers, was to furnish the troops who were to invest Petersburg. A Yankee Nest broken up. For the past few days the enemy on our extreme left have occupied the residence of Capt J. Alexander Pace, in Prince George county, known as "Green Croft," and opposite to the New Market race course. Here they have been luxuriating on fresh vegetables and ripe fruits, and enjoying themselves hugely. Yesterday one of our batteries determined to disturb the "happy family," and for this purpose m this house. They swarmed in the yard, garden, and field adjacent. Three of our guns instead of one now opened fire, and contributed greatly towards scattering the free lovers and freebooters. They have been very scarce in the vicinity of "Green Croft" since, except the dead and wounded, who, at twilight last evening, still remained. The colors and the captors. There were five stands of colors captured Wednesday by Mahone's Brigade, as follows: One by the 6th Virginia, two by the 41